Analysis of Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care

This report focuses on the crucial aspects of client and staff protection within the health and social care sector. It begins by outlining a case of abuse in a care home, detailing the types of abuse and the steps that should be taken following such an incident. The report emphasizes the importance of risk assessment, documentation, and the use of safety measures like CCTV cameras. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of adopting and implementing prevention policies and establishing clear codes of conduct to safeguard both staff and clients. The report then delves into person-centered approaches, defining the concept and providing an example of how it can be applied, particularly in cases involving individuals with conditions like dementia and arthritis. The report emphasizes the benefits of this approach and the importance of placing the health and safety needs of individuals at the center of practice. The report also touches upon the significance of involving users of the services in the evaluation process. References to relevant literature are included to support the analysis.

Principles of Health
and social care
TASK 2

Introduction
1.2: Outline the procedures for protection of clients/Patients
and Staff
1.3: Analyses Person Centred Approaches (PCA)

1.2 Procedure or strategy to protect the individual from
harm
Incident of abuse to client:
In care home of the UK, it has found that a 29 year age care
work has hit and shocked to an 89 year old woman who was
suffering from dementia. Most of the time, she was verbally
abused by her social worker and also that old lady was got an
improper doses of medicines from the carer. Along with this,
some time she dragged by the health care worker to bedroom
floor and that time, she was scream with huge pain (McSherry
and Pearce, 2011). Beside this, she was also facing the violence
by that carer many of the time. The above stated case shows
that there were different kinds of abuse happened with the
victim in the case home such as physical, mental, emotional etc

Conti….
Steps that require to be practiced after happening of incident in
Carehome:
•Measuring
•Decided who might be harmed and how the risk
•Risk assessment and determine the safeguards for it
•Documentation of the outcomes
•Using caution signs
•Installation of CCTV cameras

Conti….
Rather than a systematic process, some other methods by
which harm and abuse with staff and client can be protect:
•Adopting and impose prevention and reparation policy against
abuse
•Establishing clear code of conducts

Training Session
• Benefits of following a person-centered
approach.
• Personal effectiveness in promoting and
supporting the rights of the individual.

1.3 ANALYSE PERSON CENTERED
APPROACHES
Definition
Person centred approach is defined as concept in which
patients or services users are empowered to take decisions
by their own regarding their medical treatment.
For example:
If a patient named Mrs. Leon suffers from dementia and
arthritis, adopting a person centered approach would mean
listening to her, thinking together with her, sharing her
ideas regarding the treatment and supporting her towards
personal goals.

Contd.
• Own contributions to placing the health
and safety needs of individuals at the
centre of practice.
• The impact of involving users of the
services in the evaluation process.

REFERENCES
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• Healy, J., 2011. Improving Health Care Safety and Quality:
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